Education
Carter was educated at Street Paul"s Girls School and Exeter College, Oxford.
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Miranda Carter
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Carter"s first book was a biography of the art historian and spy Anthony Blunt, entitled In the United States it was chosen by the New York Times Book Review as one of the seven best books of 2002. Her second historical undertaking was The Three Emperors, which was a group biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II and King George V, all world leaders during the First World War. Carter has also written several novels, notably The Strangler Vine and its sequel The Infidel Stain, which are Victorian detective stories.
Achievements
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2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography), The Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three Empires and the Road to World War One, shortlist 2002 Whitbread Biography Award, Anthony Blunt: His Lives, shortlist 2002 The Royal Society of Literature Award, Anthony Blunt: His Lives 2002 Orwell Prize, Anthony Blunt: His Lives 2002 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for biography), Anthony Blunt: His Lives, shortlist 2002 Duff Cooper Prize, Anthony Blunt: His Lives, shortlist 2002 Crime Writers" Association Silver Dagger for Non-Fiction, Anthony Blunt: His Lives, shortlist 2001 Guardian First Book Award, Anthony Blunt: His Lives, shortlist.
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Born
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Nationality
United Kingdom
Awards
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Duff Cooper Prize; the James Tait Black Memorial prize; Orwell Prize; Gold Dagger; Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.; The Orwell Prize is an iconic British prize for political writing of outstanding quality.Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.; The Orwell Prize is an iconic British prize for political writing of outstanding quality.